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VOLUME V
CHOTEAU, TETON COUNTY, MONTANA, JANUARY 4. 19180
NUMBER 2S-,
"Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund"
The Montanan has received notice of its appointment as collector for "Our Boys in. France Tobacco Fund," au organization
which has taken ud the task of
furnishing tobacco for the American soldiers. It is our intention
to publish each week a list of all
contributors to this fund. Although the list this week is a very
small one, it must be borne in
mind that we have had no oppor
tunity as yet to notify tbe public
that we have been named as collector in this community for this
fund. Five sample packages of
the tobacco furnished the soldiers
are now at the office of this pub
lication where anyone wbo is interested can call and inspect I hem.
The packages contain both smoking and chewing tobacco, cig-
rrettes and cigarette papers, also
a post card with your address on
it so that the soldier *yho receives
•*.: : • ■"■ $_e the same
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Kiory cct't con^oil-strid goes for
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fif' .' 'jftiaiti. '
tu? mi ore too. • w
p» b.u,t:(l b_ '-lif'tl
yet -ly :i-> cent's
e .;,.:i-Kageb--reon'-
ihan could be
I iv 25 cents,
is 'he amount
rj«i. .'•••ri to dt>!*vyr m;i»» to some of
o ii njiiiling Ii«j.\£ on ' "he front or
in the tienches.
Following is the list ot contributors to date:
V. AI. Steele, Choteau
"Hilton Schroeder. Helena
C. A. Cowell, Chot.eau . ...
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The Montanan's "Our Boys in
France Tobacco Fund."
Some of America's soldiers and
sailors already are in France,
training for war. As soon as they
are in trim they'll go into the
trenches, in the slippery mud and
sweltering heat, to light for de
moeracy. Many of them will die
there, many will be carried back
wounded. All of them will undergo hardships beyond, imagination.
The Red Cross is taking care of
the wounded, kind hands furnish
our men with socks and shirts.
The United States government
clothes and feeds them.
But there has been no means
for furnishing them with tobacco.
Unless their friends at home help
them, the soldiers must sit
in the trenches with empty pipes,
longing for a puff or two that
would bring untold comforts.
The Choteau Montanan has
taken up the work to help provide tobacco for America's fighting men. We are going to do our
bit to till up the tobacco boxes.
We are ready to receive contributions for "Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund," for which we
bave been appointed official collector in this city.
We want dollars, tens and
hundreds of dollars for this work.
"Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund" is a patriotic organization.
All supplies and labor are contributed so that every cent you
give goes for tobacco, which is
bought practically at cost. Every
dollar pays for a bundle of tobacco that would cost §1.80 if bought
from a retail dealer.
The tobacco you buy for the
soldiers and sailors will be divided
into packages costing the fund
twenty-live cents each: with a
retail value of forty-five cents—
enough tobacco to supply a soldier for a week. In each package
that you pay for is inserted a
post card addressed to you.
In accepting the tobacco, the
fighting man agrees to write oo
the card a message of thanks,
twhicb ho will mail to ypu, If .ho-
keeps his promise you get your
receipt from an American soldier
in France.
The Americans in France need
tobacco. They can buy French
brands if they have the money and
are in cities, but at the 'front tobacco is a scarce article, oven the
French kind.
The secretary of war and secretary of navy have indorsed this
plan. Army officers greet it en-
thustiacally and the soldiers are
wild about it.
There's nothing like a good old
pipe to make a soldier forget his
troubles. Imagine a bunch of
fellows you know, • sitting in a
trench at night, waiting, whispering, wondering what is^ going to
happen next, longing for a smoke
to sobthe them. And all they
can do—unless you help -is to sit
there disconsolately and ringer
their empty pipes or draw in vain
on a briar that had served tbem
so well in davs gone by.
- Send in your money. Fill up
these pipes. The American soldiers in Franco are asking for a
smoke. Will you pass them by?
Red Cross Notes
"Saoe
at
home"
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CHOTEAU. MONTANA
Announces the Opening of Its New Savings Dept.
Sums of one dollar and upward will be received
on deposit in this department. Interest at the
rate of four per cent per annum will be credited
on each account on the first business day of
January au<! Jul. of each year. Interest may be
drawn or added to the deposit account.
This bank will be opon for 'receiving deposits
and paying checks each business day from 9 a. m.
to 4 p. m.
MRS. J. 0. TAYLOR, Tress Reporter.
Several people in Choteau recently have wondered if any of
our men were taken prisoner how
they would be fed. Could they
exist on the German diet or would
some arrangement be made by
America. The following is what
the Red Cross has to say about it
and no doubt the Red Cross will
find it interesting: "How Red
Cross Helps Clothe and Feed
Captured Americans.'' Arrangements for supplying food and
clothing to American prisoners of
war in Germany have been worked
out in detail by the army and
navy departments and the Amer
ican Red Cross. As the first step
in the plans tbe distributing agent
of the Red Cross at Berne,
Switzerland, will te supplied with
4,500 tons of food immediately.
This will feed 10,000 men adequately for six months. From
Berne tbe food will be sent at
stated intervals in ten-pound packages to the several prison camps
in Germany. Food for other
captured men will be the same in
quantity and quality as that supplied by the government to those
in fighting service. In addition to
the regular rations for prisoners
a special ration for invalid-**- is
being worked out. It will comprise b--~C.~-~i.ialted mfii-c, jellied
chicken and such valuable helps in
coiivaksw.rrceJ1 --The-. question!'4.*?
frequently raised as to whether
these food supplies reach prisoners in Germany as intended. In
this connection it may be stated
that the records of the English"
and Frencn systems show thnt tho
percentage of loss from any cause
has been practically neghgtible.
There will be no sewing done in
the court room until the questionnaire business is over, which will
be about Jan. 15th. However, a
good many hospital shirts are
being made at home and the following is a list of what has been
turned in lately: .Mrs. Butchart.
Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Wilcox, and
Mrs. Baart each two bed shirts:
Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs. John Cole,
Mrs. Treat, Mrs. Chapel, Miss
Nagle, Mrs. Upman, and Mrs. TC.
J. Hodgskiss, each one, Mrs.
Pete Truchot 3 and Mrs. Luther
six.
The gauze department is pick
ing up and can make a shipment
in about two weeks.
Conrad now has a gauze department and sent over S packages of
4x4 compresses.
The Junior Red Cross has been
meeting at Mr-. Radcliffe's and
have made 1 dozen linen napkins
and 1 dozen substitute handkerchiefs.
The Red Cross danco given at
the Moose hall on Tuesday was a
success in every way.
Farmington auxiliary gave a
basket social and dauce and
cleared $55.00.
Mrs. Bailey, of Bynum, visited
the chapter rooms this week.
The attendance in the gauze
department this week was as follows, and woe be unto you Mr.
Editor if you leave out any of
these names. Thursday, Mrs.
Coffey, chairman, Mrs. Chapman,
Mrs. John Eckford, Mrs. Arthur
Hirshberg, Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs.
Houck, Mrs. J. C. McGregor.
Friday, Mrs. Liptak, chairman,
Mrs. McLain, Mrs. Streeter.
Saturday, Mis. Taylor, Mrs.
Streeter, Mrs. Alden Connor,
Mrs. Ray Halladay, Miss Beal.
Visitors, Mrs. Cohoe, Mrs. Radcliffe.
Monday. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs.
John Eckford. Mrs. Streeter,
Mr^ Chapman,- Mrs. Radcliffe,
Mrs. Spenee, Mrs. Seebeck, Mrs.
Houck, Mrs. Dorr, Miss Beal and
Miss Nagle.
Tuesday. Jan. 1st. 1918. Mrs.
A. Hirshberg, Mrs. Streeter, Mrs.
Radcliffe, Mrs. Chas. Cowell.
Wednesday. Jan. 2nd. Mrs.
Curtis, chairman, Mrs. Streeter,
Mrs. Shulkin, Mrs. Gorham, Mrs.
Radcliffe, Mrs. McLain and Mrs.
Dotterer.
New Barracks, Bremerton, Puget
Sound, Wash., Dec. 26, 1917. •
Dear friends:—1 received the
parcel you sent me today. It is
certainly good of you to remember us boys in tbe service. I can
not express in words my gratitude
•Jo the Choteau Red Cross for
their generous gift. I was much
pleaded with my parcel and please
give my thanks to the members of
the organization. You couldn't
have selected presents more suitable to men in the service.
I met Alfred Wagnild in Seattle
last Monday. He is the first
Choteau boy I have seen since I
come out here.
We expect to move from Puget
Sound within a few days. We do
not know positively where we are
going, but it is rumored that we
are ruling to Frisco. I hope you
6rrjb_/<ft] a merry Christinas. and„a_|
happy New Year to you all.
Thanks again for the Christmas
present, and good bye.
R. W. WARD, U. S. X.
Marine Barracks,
Mare Island.
Dear friends:—
Received your Christmas parcel
at recent date and wish to reply
that it was sure great* I showed
it to my manv friends and told
them what Teton county does for
her boys.
1 again wish tc thank you for
your kindness, and may we whip
the Germans in short notice.
Respectfully yours,
Arthur L. Dubbs.
Man of Mystery Dead
W. E. Logan left Choteau
Wednesday for Miles City in response to a telegram announcing
tbe death of his uncle, Marcus
Logan, who died at a hospital in
that city last Friday. Marcus
Logan was a prominent ranchman
and stockman, at Circle, Custer
county, and since his death it has
been learned that for years the
country has been searched far and
wide for the man, who passed
away without disclosing his secret.
Logan came to eastern Montana
15 years ago, and accumulated
property estimated at $20,000 by
stock and land deals.
Fifteen years ago he left bis
home at Hutchinson, Kansas,
where he had been in business for
years, leaving a wife and four
children. All inquiries as to his
whereabouts were unavailing and
for several years he had been
given up for dead. Logan for
ten yerrs passed as a bachelor,
and not even when on' hi«*i deathbed did ho tell the story of bis
life.
Reduced prices on all dry
goods. We are selling dark colored percales, regular 15c quality
for 10c; 18c and 20c outings for
15c; fancy dress ginghams, 18c
and 20c. values, for 15c.
Choteau Mercantile Co.
Agawam Items
Frances Deranleau went to Anaconda Friday after visiting several weeks in Agawam.
Ernest Brown spent New Years
in Great Falls.
Hiram Wilson and Stanley
Laze 11 autoed to Choteau Monday.
Lee Griffith, of Great Fnlls was
in Agawam on business last week.
Wentel Petri, Henry Rausher,
Kim I Nelson were Choteau visitors
Monday.
Mr. and Mr-*. Otto Wagnild
have moved to Choteau to spend
the winter.
Mr. Suiste and son Francis
autoed to Blackleaf Sunday.
Misses Helen, Julia and Clara
Hauson are visiting at home.
Misses Olga and Magda Wagnild spent Friday and Saturday at
the Pierce home.
' Dr. Rhoads was in Agawam
Tuesday on business.
Mr. O'Neil is improying as well
as could be expected.
Emma, Neva, Hartwi.c^: and
Justave Nelson are visiting in i
Idaho with relatives. I
Conrad Young People
Have Been Married
Burton Bench Notes
Conrad, Jan. 1.—R. M. Hnt*-
tersly and Ruth Buzzell, both of
this city, were married at the
Frank Buzzell ranch on Saturday,
December 29. Rev. L. Hawkins,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
officiated. Only members of the
family were present. Immediately after tbe ceremony a wedding
dinner was. served, and at 4:30
they left for Helena and Butte,
where they will spend a couple of
weeks visiting relatives, after-,
which they will return to their
home in.the Nevila apartments in
tnis city.
Miss Buzzell is the daughter of
Mr. and .Mrs. Frank Buzzell of
this city, and has lived here for
the pastfninp years, graduating in
che high school four years ago.
Then for a jear she studied in
Minneapolis, and since has taught
in the Conrad schools. The groom
is a prominent attorney of the
city, and is most favorably
known, having lived here the past
nine years.
Mr. and Mrs. Lirson and Alfred Larson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Rinck and Mr. and Mrs. George
Roof spent Christmas eve at the
John Rache home. A very nice
little tree was decorated for the
children. George Koof played
Santa Claus.
Mr. and Mrs. John and George
Roof spent Sunday at the H. K.
Ferris home. Roast chicken and
mi.ice pie^ together^ wjth e-yery;
thing olso that was good was-
served for dinner. All enjoyed
the clay very much.
The Fiiriiungton Local Society
of Equity with the Auxiliary will
meet at the Farmington school
house January 5th, 1918.
The South End Sewing Circle
will meet with Mrs. John Roof,
January 10. The members are
all urgently asked to attend as we
are several meetings behind with
our attendance.
Miss Grace and Richard Reiding
have the scarlet feve.r.
A. P. Reiding is getting the
frame of his new bungalow up.
It begins to look like a house.
Special prices on ail hardware
and house furnishings for cash
consideration at Choteau Merc.
Dry Forks Gossip
- -—■ _ i
The weather is still smiling on
us up here Wish the hosts of
war wero equally affable.
Mrs. J. Campbell and George
McKee went to Bynum Saturday.
January 1st, Mrs. J. Campbell,
Miss Buna nnd Mrs. XV. XV.
Helms were visitors at the Vieting farm.
The dance at Blackleaf Monday
night was a howling success we
hear. All howling VHappy New
Year.'" There is one announced
lor noxTSa-fcurdry:.-r- ~ ' ■""' •}:-•••/•* •*
Mrs. H. Vie.tiog has been on
the sick list the last few days.
F. Campbell and J. J. Sabados
went to ride for cattle last Wednesday.
Among Bvnum callers from
Dry Forks this week were included C. Alpaugh. W. Helms. H.
Collins and F. Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Ctmpbell and
family visited at the Homer Rowland farm last Sunday.
Geo. McKee was a Pendroy
visitor Thursday.
Miles Moore, ef Pendroy, was
a visitor at the Weiser farm last
week.
YON YOXSKX_
Get our special reduce 1 price
list on groceries.
Choteau Mercantile Co.
Ride on the Prosperity Wave
to the Bank
ARE you getting your share of the prosperity? If you are, con-
serve a part of your wealth. Deposit your surplus cash in
the bank. Willful waste means woeful want. Be prepared for a
possible change in conditions. Keep enough balance in the hank
to provide for a stagnation. There's
S3 no telling when ready cash will be at
■™ a premium. It is the man with the
ready cash who is unafraid. See us today about that bank account of ycurs.
THE CITIZENS STATE BANK
OF1 CHOTEAU. MONTANA
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT

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VOLUME V
CHOTEAU, TETON COUNTY, MONTANA, JANUARY 4. 19180
NUMBER 2S-,
"Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund"
The Montanan has received notice of its appointment as collector for "Our Boys in. France Tobacco Fund" au organization
which has taken ud the task of
furnishing tobacco for the American soldiers. It is our intention
to publish each week a list of all
contributors to this fund. Although the list this week is a very
small one, it must be borne in
mind that we have had no oppor
tunity as yet to notify tbe public
that we have been named as collector in this community for this
fund. Five sample packages of
the tobacco furnished the soldiers
are now at the office of this pub
lication where anyone wbo is interested can call and inspect I hem.
The packages contain both smoking and chewing tobacco, cig-
rrettes and cigarette papers, also
a post card with your address on
it so that the soldier *yho receives
•*.: : • ■"■ $_e the same
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.'iii.i who con-
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h..f.
ny
fin
i
'ir effort
in
collected
their be-
Kiory cct't con^oil-strid goes for
b)\)v;o. No or.f -•r-.-.iu.s but tho
fif' .' 'jftiaiti. '
tu? mi ore too. • w
p» b.u,t:(l b_ '-lif'tl
yet -ly :i-> cent's
e .;,.:i-Kageb--reon'-
ihan could be
I iv 25 cents,
is 'he amount
rj«i. .'•••ri to dt>!*vyr m;i»» to some of
o ii njiiiling Ii«j.\£ on ' "he front or
in the tienches.
Following is the list ot contributors to date:
V. AI. Steele, Choteau
"Hilton Schroeder. Helena
C. A. Cowell, Chot.eau . ...
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The Montanan's "Our Boys in
France Tobacco Fund."
Some of America's soldiers and
sailors already are in France,
training for war. As soon as they
are in trim they'll go into the
trenches, in the slippery mud and
sweltering heat, to light for de
moeracy. Many of them will die
there, many will be carried back
wounded. All of them will undergo hardships beyond, imagination.
The Red Cross is taking care of
the wounded, kind hands furnish
our men with socks and shirts.
The United States government
clothes and feeds them.
But there has been no means
for furnishing them with tobacco.
Unless their friends at home help
them, the soldiers must sit
in the trenches with empty pipes,
longing for a puff or two that
would bring untold comforts.
The Choteau Montanan has
taken up the work to help provide tobacco for America's fighting men. We are going to do our
bit to till up the tobacco boxes.
We are ready to receive contributions for "Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund" for which we
bave been appointed official collector in this city.
We want dollars, tens and
hundreds of dollars for this work.
"Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund" is a patriotic organization.
All supplies and labor are contributed so that every cent you
give goes for tobacco, which is
bought practically at cost. Every
dollar pays for a bundle of tobacco that would cost §1.80 if bought
from a retail dealer.
The tobacco you buy for the
soldiers and sailors will be divided
into packages costing the fund
twenty-live cents each: with a
retail value of forty-five cents—
enough tobacco to supply a soldier for a week. In each package
that you pay for is inserted a
post card addressed to you.
In accepting the tobacco, the
fighting man agrees to write oo
the card a message of thanks,
twhicb ho will mail to ypu, If .ho-
keeps his promise you get your
receipt from an American soldier
in France.
The Americans in France need
tobacco. They can buy French
brands if they have the money and
are in cities, but at the 'front tobacco is a scarce article, oven the
French kind.
The secretary of war and secretary of navy have indorsed this
plan. Army officers greet it en-
thustiacally and the soldiers are
wild about it.
There's nothing like a good old
pipe to make a soldier forget his
troubles. Imagine a bunch of
fellows you know, • sitting in a
trench at night, waiting, whispering, wondering what is^ going to
happen next, longing for a smoke
to sobthe them. And all they
can do—unless you help -is to sit
there disconsolately and ringer
their empty pipes or draw in vain
on a briar that had served tbem
so well in davs gone by.
- Send in your money. Fill up
these pipes. The American soldiers in Franco are asking for a
smoke. Will you pass them by?
Red Cross Notes
"Saoe
at
home"
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CHOTEAU. MONTANA
Announces the Opening of Its New Savings Dept.
Sums of one dollar and upward will be received
on deposit in this department. Interest at the
rate of four per cent per annum will be credited
on each account on the first business day of
January au